Bottle closure



June 8, 1937. GBEENE 2,083,529

BOTTLE CLOSURE Filed Aug. 29, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 J1- J2 INVENTOREeularffi G'reene ATTORNEYS June 8, 1937. E, ENE 2,083,529

BOTTLE CLOSURE Filed Aug. 29, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR flagella/9%G'rzerec W44 I ATTORNEYS Patented June 8, 1937 BOTTLE CLOSURE EdgeworthGreene, Upper Montclair, N. J.

Application August 29,

27 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in cover members for bottles andthe like and more particularly to improvements in assemblies made up ofcover members and fastening members for securing the cover members tobottles and the like.

Heretofore it has been common practice in the art to fasten an orificedcover member, either alone or in association with valve mechanism, to'10 a bottle by means of a metallic ferrule, part of which engages thecover member and a cylindrical part of which engages the neck of thebottle or the like. An objection has been raised to such arrangements inthat a ferrule so applied to the assembly could be removed, either bydistortion or destruction and used again or replaced by a similarferrule without affording any appreciable notice that such alteration orsubstitution had been made. 7

An object of the invention is to provide an assembly of cover member andattaching ferrule so locked together that efforts'to separate theseparts so mutilates one or both of the parts that another similar partcannot be substituted for the mutilated part.

Another object of the invention is to provide an assembly of covermember and attaching ferrule so locked together that efforts to separatethese parts result in separation of the ferrule into fragmentaryportions some of which remain locked to or into the cover member so thata new similar ferrule cannot be secured to the cover member in fashionto restore the assembly to its original form.

Another object of the invention is to provide an assembly of covermember and attaching ferrule in which a part of the ferrule is locked ina suitable recess in the cover member and in which the ferrule is soselectively weakened that efforts to 40 remove the ferrule from therecess result in separation of the ferrule into parts with partof theferrule remaining locked in and filling the recess sothat a similarcomplete ferrule cannot be substituted to restore the assembly tooriginal 45 form.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new, simple andefficient arrangement whereby an orificed cover member can be locked tothe.

neck of a bottle or the like in such fashion that 50 removal orsubstitution of any part of the assembly is effectively prevented or isrendered so apparent as to defeat such substitution.

Another object of the invention is to provide in conjunction with anorificed cover member 5 a ferrule for engaging the neck of the bottle,

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such ferrule being effectively locked to the cover member toprevent'separation therefrom.

Another-object of the invention is to provide a cover member having anannular recess therein for .thereception of an annular portion of aferrule member in such fashion that when the parts are secured together,separation thereof is substantially prevented.

A further object of the invention is to provide an orificed cover memberhaving an annular undercut slot therein for the reception of an annularflange on a ferrule, such flange being forced into locking engagementwith the cover member in the undercut slot.

A still further object of the invention is to provide the combination ofan orificed cover member and a ferrule for attaching the cover member toa bottle or the like, such ferrule being effectively locked to the covermember which is of more frangible material than the ferrule, wherebyefforts to separate the ferrule and the cover member will result inmutilation of the parts in such fashion as to be readily noticeable.

Incarrying out the foregoing and other objects'of the invention, a covermember for a bottle or the like is made up in such fashion as to seatdirectly on the top of a bottle neck and to be secured thereto in sealedrelation, preferably through the medium of a washer interposed betweenthe top of the bottle neck and the cover member; The. cover member isprovided with a central orifice for the discharge of liquid from thebottle; In order that this cover member can be fastened to a bottleneck, use is made of a metallic ferrule which has a skirt portionengaging formations on the bottle neck, and which has other portionsengaging the cover member.

Since it is desired that removal of the cover member cannot beaccomplished successfully, provision is made for so locking the ferruleto the cover member that separation of these parts cannot beexpeditiously carried out. To accomplish such ends, the cover member isso constructed as to have an annular slot therein into which an annularportion of the ferrule member can be definitely and positively locked.The slot may be provided in various positions so long as such positionsassure that a ferrule member once looked to the cover member cannot beremoved without mutilating one or the other of the parts. Preferably,the slot in .the cover member is formed in undercut fashion so that anannular flange on the ferrule can be positioned in the slot and thenforced into the undercut portion thereof to lock this flange and theferrule against withcemented against withdrawal.

a. flange on the ferrule can be introduced and, held therein by means-ofa pressed fit. In other instances, it may be desirable to provide a slotof such fashion thatthe ferrule can be introduced thereinto, and when inproper position, In still further instances it may be desirable toprovide the cover member with a slot extendingat a suitable angle to theaxis of the covermember and the ferrule,

whereby when an annular flange on the ferrule drawn therefromsuccessfull is introduced into such slot,.it cannotbe with; r

Since the provision of an undercut slot or a slot at an angle to theaxis of the cover member can be produced in a molded article, only withdifficulty, and can be produced in molded articles processed with highspeed automatic machinery, it has been found advisable to construct thecover member intwo complemental parts which can,

be so shapedthat when thepartsare assembled, the desired slot isprovided. 'Whenfthe coveris made of some relatively frangiblematerialgsuch asporcelain; or the like, the complementalparts canbemolded with highspeed machinery and then permanently secured togetherduring the firing operation by coating the contact partsgof thecomplementary members withv glazing material. which serves asa cementtobind or;bond the partstogether when'these parts-are fired'at rela-]tively high temperatures in the usual manner. -If the cover member "is;made of other materials, suitable provision can be made. or looking thecomplementaL-partstogether. i

,As before mentioned, -Ethe cover-member can have associated therewithsuitable: valve "mechanism for rendering ;the bottle substantially non-'7 refillable. The cover member, however, can be utilized in certaininstances without being ,associated with.valve-'mechanism. V

-In the preferredembodiment of the invention,

the covcr member Lis-so. constructed as to have an upstanding neckportion and a body portion,

out slot of, annular formation surrounding and slightly spaced from theexterior ofthe neck portion.-- Since under ordinary conditions it iseither impracticable or infeasible to provide an under cutslotinaunitary construction, the, cover member is made-up of two parts whichare permanent lyjoined-together. By such two-piece constiuction it ispossible to space portions of the 'two pieeeslin such fashion as toprovide the. desired undercut slot. The cover member may be made of-anysuitable material, preferably, but. not necessarily, of somev relativelyfrangible material, such as porcelain or the like. It is to beunderstood, however, that metal or. any other suitable" If the covermember is.

material can be used.

' made ,of porcelain, the two component parts thereof. are assembledandsubsequently united bythe. glazing material: utilized during thefiring oftheporcelain; I

The ferrule used in this invention consists of anannular skirt portion;an annular top part shaped'to-conform to-the top part-ofthe body of the,cover member, anda depending" annular flange of such dimensions as tobecapable of enteringthe axially extending part of the. undercut slot;aTheferrule is locked to thecover member by moving the same downwardlyrelative to the cover member thereby causing the-flange to enter theslot penetrating the same until theedge ;of the flange contacts withYthecurvecl bottomof the in which the top part of the the cover memberwithout the ferrule.

slot, after which further pressure causes the flange to curl outwardlyin the angular or undercutpart of the slot. When this flange has beenforced to fit intothe undercut part of the slot with the lower'edge ofthe flange curled therein, the ferrule can be separated from the covermemher only with great difficulty. In practice it has been found that inassemblies using cover mem-.

bers of relatively frangible materiaLa locked ferrule can be separatedwholly from the cover member only bybreaklng such frangible covermember. If desired,. the flange may be so constructed that the top partthereof is provided witha number of equally spaced openings so locatedas to fit over upstanding projections formed integrally with the covermember. These openings in the ferrule .are preferably located so thatthey extend substantially into the perpendicular flange of the ferrule.One beneficial result from this construction resides in the, fact that atool for locking the-flange into the undercut slot of a cover membercanbe shaped to engage the edges of the ferrule openings extendingacrossthe perpendicular flange, whereby any pressure applied to the tool istransmitted vertically throughout the flange. A stil1 further beneficialresult from such construction is found in that the ferrule is somewhatweakened so that any attempt to separate;

the ferrule from the cover member will cause a.

rupture of the material ofthe ferrule between the openings, therebymaking evident any efforts vented... Thexupstanding projections on thecover member serve to aidin orienting the ferrule relative to the covermember. prior to attachment,

' a and in addition, if the cover member is of relaa tively frangiblematerial, anyuexerted effort to separate the-ferrule from the, covermember will 7 cause breaking of one or-more of these projecsuchbodyportion being provided with an under- 1 tions, thereby again indicating'thateiforts along these lines have been made.

A suitable axially moving .tool' can be .utilized for forcing the flangeof the ferrule into locking Other features, objects and advantages ofthe.

invention will become apparent by reference to the following detaileddescription, read "in the light of the accompanying drawings,v whereinFig. 1 is a vertical Section of a portion of a bottle neck with astopper embodying the present invention applied thereto. 4 Fig-2 is aplan view of a ferrule made in accordance with this invention showingthe manner ferrule is provided with spaced openings.

Thus, a direct axial pressure applied Fig. 3 is a partial verticalsection taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a top viewpartially broken away of an annular Fig. 5 is a sideelevation partially in section illustrating mechanism for applyinglocking pressure to secure the ferrule;

, Fig. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical section showingthe manner inwhich a tool engages a ferrule'during the locking operation.

Fig. '7 is a section taken substantially'on the line of Fig. 5.- a

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary vertical section of a modification of theinvention.

1 Fig. 9 is a similar showing of a further modification; and I Fig. 10is a fragmentary section showing astill further modification. 7

Referring now to the drawings, ID indicates generally a portion of theneck of a bottle, such bottle neck having a shoulder and a flange l2spaced therefrom below the shoulder. The stopper secured to this bottleneck is made up of a valve casing l4 having a valve seat |5 surroundingthe opening IS; a flat disk-like valve member made of some suitablebuoyant material, a weight l8, a guard member IS, a two part covermember 25, and a ferrule 2|. The valve casing l4, the valve member l1and the weight |8 are constructed in accordance with the teaching of mycopending applications Serial Nos. 8,605 and 52,300. Inasmuch as theseparts have been described in detail and claimed in the saidapplications, further description thereof hasbeen omittedherein. Thisvalve casing M is provided with flange 22'resting on top of a sealinggasket 24 which is positioned'directly on the top of the bottle neck.

The cover member 20 is made up of a main'portion 25 and a secondary ringportion 28. The main portion 25 has a tubular neck 21 and a body part28, the top surface of which is stepped the body part as shown at 29.Extending downwardly from 28 are anumber of spaced lugs 30 between whichare arcuate shaped channels 3|. The ring portion 26 has its lowersurface stepped as indicated at 32 to engage the stepped upper surfaceof the, member 25. This ring portion 26, however, does not completelyengage portions of the member 25, but is so shaped as to provide asubstantially-annular longitudinally extending space 34 leading into ahorizontal space 35. These two spaces form in effect an undercut slotextending completely around the cover member. The two parts 25 and 26may be provided with registry means such as indicated at 36 in Fig. 5,such means serving to aid in assemblying the two parts into a completecover member, and to assure that the parts will be registered properlyas will be explained later. If the cover member is made of somefrangible material, such as porcelain, etc., the two parts 25 and 26 maybe permanently locked together during the firing of the device byapplying a coating of glazing material between'the contacting surfacesof these parts. This glazing material, when the cover member is fired,serves to bind the two component parts together as to effectively unitethem into a single member. Furthermore, the guard it! may be permanentlysecured directly to the lugs 30 by applying a coating of glazingmaterial between contacting parts of these respective members, so thatthe guard is secured to the cover member, also during the firingthereof. If the component parts of the cover member are made of othermaterials, various modes of fastening the two parts together can beused, all within 5 the spirit of this invention.

. posed of: a skirt portion The ferrule 2|, shown in the drawings, iscom- 40 (Fig. 3); a top part 4| shaped to conform to the top of thering26, and a depending annular flange 42 of such diameter as to becapableof freely entering the space 34 in the undercut slot. In the arrangementshown,

the top part 4| is provided with a number of spaced openings 44 sosituated therein astoextend into the vertical flange 42. Thus the top ofthis flange acquires a number of arcuate shaped 1 depressions45separated by narrow strips of mae terial 46. The purpose of thisconstruction will be explained later. With this arrangement of ferrule,the ring part 26 of the cover member is provided with a number of spacedintegral upstanding projections 41 of such'number and so located as toregister with the openings 44 in the ferrule. The numbers of projections41 has a definite relation to the numbers of depending lugs 30 and theseparts are so relatively disposed that when" the lugs are registeredproperly with assembling mechanism, the projections 41 will also beregistered therewith.

Assuming that the cover member has been formed into a unitary structure,a ferrule 2| can be secured thereto in the-following manner.

The cover member is positioned uprightly upon a cylindrical support50'with the undersurface of. the cover member resting on the top of themember 50. from a base 5|, a distance sufficient to permit the dependinglugs Bil-and the guard H) to extend down into the interior ofthe member50. The inner wall of the member 50 can be providedwith recesses 52 toreceive portions'of the outer. edges of the lugs 30, thereby properlyregistering the cover member with this suppor A number of rods :54'extendupwardly in spaced relation tothe member 50, these rods 54serving as guides to facilitate registering a ferrule in axial alignmentwith the cover member. As shown in Fig. 5 the space between theperiphery of the cover member and the guide rods 54 is sufiicient topermit the introduction of the skirt part of a ferrule. This ferrule isplaced in the position shown in Figq'fi and is locked to the covermember by an axially moving tool 60 in the form of 1 a tube mounted on aplunger 6|. The tube 60 is preferably secured to the plunger 6| by meansof oppositely disposed pins 62 exlower edge of the tube 60 is scallopedas indicated at 65. These scallops are of such dimensions that thedownwardly extending projectionscan register with the arcuateindentations 45 in a ferrule. Thus, with a ferrule in the position shownin Fig. 5, the cylinder is moved downwardly. by the plunger until thescalloped edge registers with the indentations 45. The recesses 52 areso located relative to the tube 60 that the scallops on the end of thetube will be approximately properly registered with the cover member, sothat when a ferrule is positioned with the openings 44 approximatelyaligned with the projections 4i the scallops of the tube will be in nearalignment with the depressions-45 in the ferrule. Since in quantityproduction ferrules could not be conveniently placed manually in exactalignment with the scallops, the slight mobility of the tube relative tothe plunger permits the tube to hunt until it is in proper register withthe ferrule, after which the plunger This member 50 extends upwardly Col. 14 thereof is 75 ings'li.

can be moved to exert a vertical driving force on the top of the" flangethrough the agency of thetubelillr".

As' this vertical pressure is applied, the flange is forced beyond theannular part 34 of the 'result that by the time the top of the: ferruleis in contact with the top of ring 36 the lower edge of theflange hasvbeencurled into the undercut part of the slot in'the fashion shownclearly in Fig. Y I

When a ferrule: has been secured m a cover member in this fashion, itis'impossible,for all practical purpo'ses,to separate the ferrulefromthe cover member. Shoulda reverse pressure he applied to the ferrule inan endeavor to straighten out the curled part of the flange, suchpressure, to accomplish this result, would .have to be of a forcesufficient to rupture the cover member, particularly if the cover memberis made of some relatively frangible material and the ferrule ismade ofmetaLas is customary. Should the forcebe insufficient to rupture thecover member-{it would at the same time be sufiicient to snap thesmallstrips v46 between the openings ferrule from the] cover member bymeans .of-a tool applied in any fashion near. the top of the assembly,the result will be abreaking of the short strips 45, and inall-likelihood a break-off of one or more of the projections 41. All ofthe strips 45 will be ruptured without removing the curled part of theflange from the undercut slot. Since this'flange fills the slot, anotherferrule cannot be applied to thecover member to restore the assembly tooriginal form. Thus each part is rendered useless for duplicationpurposes, and' as the result, a similar assembly can be provided byimitators only at the labor .and expense involved in making the assemblyde novo.

While the invention has beenillustrated as being a construction whereinthe ferrule has openings'registeringwith projections on the covermember, it will'be apparent that the openings and projections can be:omittedwithout departing. from the scope of. the invention. In such aconstruction, the ferrule would have a solid top instead of an'apertured top, and if .desiredthis solid-top portion couldbescored orotherwise weakened to assure separation of the ferrule into parts whenefforts are made to withdraw the ferrule flange from the slot.Furthermore, the cover member just described together with the flangelocked thereto, can be utilized simply as a cover member for a bottle,in'which instance the valve mechanism can be omitted.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 8, the entire cover member isformed as aunitary structurein'stead of being made up of two com-.plemental parts. 'I'he-body'portion of thiscover member is providedwith an annular slot H spaced slightlyfrom the exteriorlof the neck'partof the cover member andextending downwardly-in substantial. parallelism.with the axis of the neck portion-. A ferrule. 12 similar to the ferrulepreviously described in most particulars, is utilized in thisembcdimentof the invention. The flange provided with a plurality ofopen- When the ferrule is to be locked to the cover member in thisembodiment, a suitable quantity of cement of any desired-character forthe purposesof the invention can be introduced into the slot 1| "I'heflange 14 is then pressed down into this .slot causingthe cement to flowin such 'This cover member as in the other embodiment can be used eitheralone or in association with suitable valve mechanism, the cover memberbeing illustrated as having for this purpose depending lugs 16 to whichis secured a guard member 11.

In the embodiment of Fig. 9, the cover member 8|! is again made ofunitary construction instead of bein made of complemental parts. Theupper part of the body of this member is provided with amelatively wideslot 8L5; The exterior of the neck of the cover member is provided witha bead '82 arranged in spiral fashion extending to the bottom of theslot 'a I.

The ferrule 84 used'in this embodiment-is similar in general outline tothe ferrules previously: described, but the upwardly extendingprojections on the cover member are omitted to remove any obstructionsto the turning 44. Should an effort. be made to separate the ferrulesare providedwith a1 depending flange 85 of the ferrule on the covermember threads. The

substantially coaxial with the skirt part of the ferrule, such flangehaving its lower edge in-.

additional cement canbe introduced into the slot 7 so that when thecement is set the ferrule for all purposes is locked against separationfrom the cover member. Again this cover member can be used either aloneor in conjunction with valve mechanism as before described.

In the embodiment shown ,in Fig. 10 the cover member is againmade up of.two complemental parts, suchparts being illustrated at 90 and SI.

The part 90 has a neck portion 92 provided with an external bead 94forming a thread. Below the neck portion 92 this cover member is ofgreater lateral thickness and is provided with an external bead-'95extending helically around the part to again provide a thread. The bodythen slopes downwardly and outwardly as at 96. The part 9| which is inthe shape of a ring has a recess 91' in the inner surface thereofhelically arranged This ring 9| also 1 to receive-the helical bead-95.has a downwardly and outwardly sloping surface 98 to engage the surface96. These two parts 90 and 9| are so dimensioned that when they areassembled as shown, a space or slot 99 remains between the two parts.This slot 99 is provided for the reception of an annular flange I00formed as an'integral part of the ferrule Illl.

' The two parts 90 and 9| are manufactured separately and if. they aremade of some frangible J5 material, such as porcelain, they areseparately fired. When it is desired to secure the parts together into acomplete cover member and to lock the ferrule thereto, the ferrule isfirst slipped down over the part 90 until the flange I00 rests on top ofthe outer shoulder of this part 90. The ring 9 I is then brought intoengagement with the part 90 and by properly registering the bead 95 andthe recess 91, the ring can be rotated about the part 96 'so that it isscrewed downwardly thereupon. Prior to such assembly, cement is spreadupon the surface of these two complemental parts which are intended tobe brought into contact in the final position. This cement when setefiectively locks the complemental parts together, and at the same timelocks the flange of the ferrule against any appreciable successfulseparation. As shown in each form of the invention, the flange of theferrule to be locked in a cover member slot is of longitudinal lengthmany times as great as its thickness or the width of the slot in whichit is locked, and the slot is of corprovided with an annular slot, and aferrule for securing said cover member to the neck of a bottle or thelike, said ferrule having a skirt portionv to fit around the bottle neckand having an annular flange portion. locked in said annular slot andhaving a weakened portion between said skirt and said flange whereby theferrule is substantially locked against separation from the cover memberindependently of the bottle, and attempted removal ofv same willrupturethe weakened portion of the ferrule. i

2. A combination of the character described, comprising an orificedcover member for the neck of a bottle or the like, said cover memberbeing provided with an annular; slot substantially coaxial with theorifice therein, and a metallic ferrule having a skirt portion andhaving an annular flange portion locked. in said slot and having aweakened portion between said skirt and said flange for preventing,separation of the cover member and the ferrule without rupturing saidweakened portion.

3.:A combinationof the character described comprising an orificedcovermember for the neck of a 'bottlejor the like, said covermember beingprovided with an annular slothaving an offset part, and a metallicferrule having'a skirt portion to fit. around the neck of a bottle andhaving a flange portion fitting in said slot with part of' said flangeportion spread into the offset part of theslot.

4. A combination ofthe character described comprising an orificed covermember for the neck of abottle or the like, said cover member beingprovided with an annular undercut slot, and a metallic ferrule having askirt portion to fit around the neck of a bottle and having a flangeportion'fitting in said undercut slot with the edge of said flangeportion spread into the undercut part of the slot.

.5. A combination of the character described 75 comprising an orificedcover member for the neck of a bottle or the like, said cover memberhaving an annular slot therein, part. of which is substantially coaxialwith the orifice therein, and part of which extends laterally from thebottom of thefirst named part," and a metallic ferrule,

having a skirt'portion to fit around the neck of a bottle andhaving a.flange portion coaxial. with the skirt portion-to fit in said slot, thelower edge, of said flange portionbeing curled into said later allyextending part of the slot to substantially prevent separation of theferrule from the cover.

member. 1

c. A combination of the character described comprising an orificed covermember for the neck of a bottle or the like, said cover member havinganannular slot therein, part of which is substantially coaxial with theorifice therein, and

part of which extends laterally from the bottom of the first named part,and'a metallic ferrule having a skirt portion to fit around'the neck of.

a bottleand having a flange'portion coaxial with the skirt portion tofit in said slot, the lower edge of said flange portion being curledinto said 1aterally extending part of the slot to substantially preventseparation of the ferrule from the cover,

member, said cover member being weakened intermediate the skirtpart andthe flange part.

'7'. A combination of the character described compri sing'an orificedcover member for the neck of a bottle or the like, said cover memberbeing provided with an annular undercut-slot, and a.

metallic ferrule having a skirt portion to fit around the neck of abottle and having. a flange portion fitting in said undercut slotwiththe edge of said flange portion spread into the undercut part of theslot, said covermember having spaced raised projections surrounding theorifice, said ferrule being provided with spaced openingsto registerwith said raised projections.

8. A combination of the character described comprising an orifice covermember for the neck of a bottle or the like, saidcover member having anannular slot therein, part of which is sub;

stantially coaxial with the orifice therein, and part of which extendslaterally from the bottom of the first named part, and a metallicferrule having a skirt portion to fit around the neck of abottleandhaving a flange portion coaxial with the skirt portion to fitin said slot, the lower edge of said flange portion being-curled intosaid laterally extending part of the slot to substantially preventseparation of theferrule from the cover member, said cover member havingspaced raised projections surrounding the orifice, 'said ferrule beingprovided with spaced openings to register with said raised projections.

'9. A combination of the character. described comprising an orificedcover member for the neck of a bottle or the like made up ofcomplementary parts secured together, said parts being shaped .toprovide an annular slot between portions of adjacent surfaces thereof,and-a metallic ferrule having a skirt portion to .fit around a neck of abottle and :having a flanged portion locked in said slot.

10. A combination of the'character described comprising an orificedcover member for the tween portions of adjacent surfaces thereof, and

a metallic ferrule having a skirt portionto. fit around the neck'of abottle andhaving a flange portion lockedin said annular skirt with theedge of the flange curled into'the undercut part of the slot.

11. A combination of the characterdescribed comprising an orificed covermember for the neck of a bottle or theilike, made up of comple mentaryparts secured togethergsaid 'parts-be-' ing shaped to provide .anannular undercut slot;

between portions of :adjacent surfaces thereof, ,and a metallic'ferrulehaving a'skirtportion to m fit around the neck ofv a bottle and having.a

flange portion lockedfin said'annular slot with the edge of the flangecurled into the undercut part of the slot, said ferrule being providedwith a plurality of spaced openingsintermediate the 1 skirt and flangeportions, said cover member having spaced raised projections extendingthrough the openings insaid ferrule.

12. A combination "of the character described comprising an orificedcover memberfor the 29 neck of a bottle or the like, said cover memberbeing made up of complementary parts secured together, saidparts beingshaped to provide, be-v tween. portions of adjacent surfaces thereof aslot partiallycoaxial with the cover member on- 725 fice and'partiallyundercut ina lateral direction,

and a metallic ferrule having a-skirt portion to fit around the neck'ofa; bottle 'and'having a fiange portion coaxial with the skirt portion,said flange fit around the neck of a bottle and having an:

angular flange portion locked in said slot.

14. A combination of the character described comprising an orificedcover member. for the neck of a bottle or the like, said cover memberhaving a neck portion defining the orifice and being provided with anannular slot surrounding the neck portion and a metallic ferrulehaving askirt portion to fit around the neck of ,a bottle and having a flangeportion to fit in said slot, 50 said flange portion being locked in saidslot by means of cement or the like.

15. A combination of the character described comprising an orificedcover member for the neck of a bottle or the like, said cover member 55having a neck portion defining the. orifice and being provided with anannular slot surrounding the neck portion and a metallic ferrule'havinga skirt portion to fit around the neck of a bottle and having a fiangeportion-to fit in said slot; said flange portion being locked in saidslot by 1 means of cement or the like,'s'aidc flange portion beingprovided with a plurality of openings-for the passage of cement'wherebythe 'cement'can be cross-bonded to the walls of the slot.

16;. A 'combinationof thepharacter described comprising an orificedcover member for the neck of a bottle or the like, said cover memberhaving a neck portion and being provided with an annular slotsurrounding said neck portion, said neck'portion having external threadsextending into said slot, and a'metallic ferrule having a skirt portionto fit around the neck o-f-a bottleand having a flange portion to fit'in saidv slot, said flange portion having a thread forma- TE tion toengage the threads on said neck part of the cover member and cementlocking said flange portion of the ferrule in said slot.

17. A device of the character described com-- prising an orificed covermember for the neck of a bottle or the like, said cover member having anannular slot therein, part of which 'is substantially coaxial with theorifice therein, and part of. which extends laterally from the bottom ofthe first named partJ 18. A device of the character described comprisingan orificed cover member for theneck of a bottle or the like,saidcovermembenhaving an annular slot therein, part of 'whichis-substantially coaxial with the orifice therein, and? part of whichextends laterally from the bottom of, the first named part, saidcovermember havmg Spaced "p ojections surrounding the orifice. I H n M19. A deviceof the character described cornprising an orificed covermember-for the neck of a bottle or the like .made up of complementary:parts secured together, said parts being shaped to provide an annularslot between portionsgof' adjacent 'surfaces'thereof with :portions of'sal slot extending in different planes. 4

205A device of thecharacter described comprising an orificed covermember for the neckof a bottle or the like;said cover member being madeup of complementary partssecured together, said parts being shaped toprovide between: portions of adjacent surfaces thereof a slot partiallycoaxial with the cover member orifice and'partially undercut in alateraldirection.

21. A'device' of thecharacterdescribed comprising an orificed cover'member for" the neck of a bottle or thelikaxsaidcover member havinganeck portion and being provided withan annular slot surrounding saidneck portion, saidneckpo'rtion. having external threads extending intosaid slot. f T

22, A device of" the 7 character described 'c'omprising'a metallicferrule for locking a cover member to a bottle; said ferrule havinga'skirt portion to fit around 'the neck 'of a bottle and having a flangeportion coaxial with the skirt portion to permanently fit in a slot inthefc'over member, said flange having a length many times as great'asits thickness and as the width of the slot, said slot being ofcorresponding depth, -said ferrule being weakened intermediate the skirtand flange portions to rupture and'separate the flange portion from theskirt portion.

23. A device of the character described com prising a metallic ferrulefor looking a cover member to a bottle, said ferrule having a skirtportion to fit around the neck of a bottle and having a fi'angeporti'on'to permanently'fitin an annular slot in the'cover member, saidflange-hav- I in'g a-length many times as 'great' asits thickness andasthe width of the slot, said slot being of corresponding depth, saidferrule being provided with a plurality of spaced openings intermediatethe skirt and flange portions torupture and sepa-,.

rate the flange portion from the skirt portion.

24; A device of the character described cornprising a metallic ferruleforlocking; a cover member to a bottle, said ferrule havingaskirtportion to fit around the neck of a bottle and havinga flange portion'tofit in a slot in the cover member, said flange portion having athread'formation to engage threads on said neck part of the covermember. V

25. The method of looking a ferrule, having a skirt portion and'a spacedtubular flange portion,

to a cover member having an'undercut slot 7 therein which comprisesintroducing said tubular flange portion of the ferrule into said slot,applying pressure to the top of the tubular flange portion in suchfashion that lines of pressure coincide With the lines of the tubularflange portion and continuing said application of pressure until thelower edge of the tubular flange portion is expanded into and curled inthe undercut part of said slot.

26. The method of locking a ferrule, having a skirt portion and atubular flange portion the top of which is provided with a series ofarcuate shaped indentations, to a cover member having an annularundercut slot therein which com prises introducing the tubular flangeportion of the ferrule into the slot and applying pressure by an axialmoving tool to the top of the tubular flange portion along theindentations thereof to force the lower edge of said tubular flangeportion into the undercut part of the slot until such lower edge of thetubular flange portion is curled in the undercut part of the slot.

27. The method of looking a ferrule, having a skirt portion and atubular flange portion, the top of which is provided with a series ofindentations, to a cover member having an annular undercut slot thereinwhich comprises introducing the tubular flange portion of the ferruleinto the slot and applying pressure by an axial moving tool to the topof the tubular flange portion along the indentations thereof to forcethe lower edge of said tubular flange portion into the undercut part ofthe slot until such lower edge of the tubular flange portion is turnedinto the undercut part of the slot.

EDGEWORTH GREENE.

